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Patented Oct. 7, 1919.

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ALLEN E. OSIRANDER, OF RIDGEWOOD, NEW J'EIELSEY, ASSIGNOR T0, AMERICAN CAR AND FOUNIDRY COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF` NEW JERSEY.

ASSEMBLEE TWIN-WINDOW UNIT."y

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented oet. 7,1919.

To all whom t may concern Y Be it known that I, ALLEN E. OSTRANDER, residing at Ridgewood, Bergen county, New Jersey, and being a citizen of the United States, have invented certain new and-useful Improvements in Assembled Twin-Window Units, of which the following is a full,

clear, and exact description, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and to use the same, reference being had to the accompanying draw-v ings, which illustrate the preferred form of the invention, though it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the exact details of construction shown and described, as it is obvious that various modifications thereof will occur to persons skilled in the art. v

My invention relates to steel passenger car construction and particularly to assemblage elements therefor, and cmpiehends in its adaptation a unitary window frame for use in passenger lcar sides.

' The object of this invention is to facilitate the assemblage of the usual passenger car construction by the utilization of unitary twin window frame assembled elements arranged in'A such form as .to be applicable to any predetermined post spacing of such construction and to 'produce a finished window framing immediately upon such application.

In standard car-constructions wherein a plate girder construction is employed below the ywindow or belt rail, the wide posts are se spaced as tohprovide openings for the insertion of twin windows, a narrow post.

forming'a central division thereof, and the roof plate angle unites the tops of said posts. II-Ieretofore the windows were formed by'attaching the window frameelements to the posts separately until a'windo'w frame was produced. In other constructions where an arched plate was used the arch was shaped to the window contour and wassecuredlto the broad4 post construction spanning the full window opening, the 'narrow post being located in the center of and intercepting such space. Such forms of construction necessitated the attaching of the window frame elements in separate parts which were secured together in the position where used but was a considerable advance asfar as the car assemblage was concerned. d v

It will be seen that to produce a 'com'- pletely assembled unit capable of adaptation to the naked car framing, embracing the Post construction and the plate girder and pro-A ducing a finished twin window framing unit for the exterior or facia of the car bod is of great advantage to the art of car buil -A ing. as a commercial article capable of being delivered in quantities and applied to all standard car constructionl with great facility and despatch. Y

To more particularly describe this inven-v tion a twin window frame is formed as a' unit wherein the center supporting portion is in form of a hollow pilaster facia member adapted to embrace the narrow post section o f the car construction and wherein the two side portions are in form of hollow semi` pilaster facia members adapted to partially embrace the double or broad post of said car construction, the pilasters being fixed to-I gether by suitable means at the top thereof and joined together at the bottom by means of a window sill portion which is adapted to embrace the plate girder of the car side. The top connection of the unit is secured to the inside ofthe letter plate of the car, or as it is termed, ythe facia plate.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of an assembled win* dow frame unit in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 represents a horizontal sectional view of the same on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 looking` in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 8 represents a vertical sectional view on the line 3-3 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 4 representsv a top view'cof the assembled window frame unit showing one of the small posts in position in dotted lines.

'Ihe parts :employed to make ,up the assembled twin window units are as follows: A central hollow pilaster facia 'member' 1 formed with projectingportions 2 andrecess portions 3 and hollow semi-pilasters facia members 4 and 5, `provided with recesses 6 and 7 These pilasters are adapted to contact with a window sill 8. which is shaped in the usual form of window ledge used in steel car construction and at points where pilasters join the ledge,'the ledge isfprovided with an upstanding flange 9 adapted to fit within the contour of the said pilasters. This upstanding flange as at 10 and 11, where it is in contact with the semi-pilaster, ex tends beyond the same in a vertical plane for attachment to a splice plate 12 which is adapted to join the assembled window frame units together. The upper portions of 'the pilasters are provided with troughs 18 suitably secured thereto and adapted to receive the framing of a fixed window, and the tops of the pilasters are joined together by a'Z-shaped bar 14, the flanges of which are cut out where it spans the faces of the pilasters, the lower vertical flange of said Z-shaped bar being attached to the troughs 13. This Z-shaped bar 14 is attached to the pilasters by means of angles 16 suitably disposed therein, and filled plates 15 are interposed between the Z-bar 14 to bring the thickness up to thethickness of the splice plate of the assembled units. In Fig. 4 a method is shown whereby the center pilaster is connected to the narrow Vpost of the car construction as by means of a casting 18 which is secured through the face of the Z-bar and is adaptedto contact with the flange of the said post.

The lower portion of the window is preferably made somewhat in the shape of a bulb angle and bent back upon itself in such manner as to form a slot 17 to receive the upper portion of the side wall of the car or side girder plate (not shown). To prevent any strain from forcing the plate girder plate out of the slot thus formed, a filler block 19 is inserted between the lower surface of the window ledge and the upper surface of the .upper portion of the slot formed by bending the same into a bulb angle at the window ledge as stated heretofore. In this construction the upper Z-bar is designed .to be secured to the inside surface of the letterboard or facia plate and the said letter board or facia plate itself projects beyond and over the Z-bar plate forming a shedding surface and at the same time providing a certain clearance within the body of the. car above the top of the windows to form a window pocket. The troughs 13 may be omitted from this construction thereby forming a vwindow opening from top to bottom of the assembled element, but as such window would be larger than neessaryfin ordinary usage it has been foundV preferable tol insert the upper half windowor sash and thereby permit of a pocket forv receiving the lower windowof sufficient height to accommodate practically the entire lower window. l

A conveniently formed constructionV is :shown in the drawings and describedherein,

but the invention is not. limited to the shape, size and configuration of the assemblage elements employed as the same must necessarily be changed in the constructional details as may be required by the particular specification ofthe car to be built.

l. In metal car construction, an assembled unit comprising a twin window framing, said framing including semi-pilaster side facia members constructed to embrace car side posts, means permanently joining said members at their upper ends, said means being constructed to be permanently attached to a car side plate, and a window sill permanently securing the lower ends of said members inrposition.

2. In metal car construction, an assembled twin unit co-mprising a plurality of pilas-v ters, a plate joining the tops of said pilasters, said plate being constructed to be united with a facia plate of a car, and a window ledge uniting the bottom vof said pilasters, said window ledge being constructed `to embrace the edge of a plate girder, vsaid window ledge also being ref;

cessed to receivecar side posts. l

3. In metal car construction, an assembled twin window unit comprising a plurality .of pilasters, means for permanently joining said pilasters at the upper ends, a window ledge permanently joining the lower ends of .said pilasters, said means and said window ledge both being recessed to provide openings whereby said Vpilasters may be assem bled over parts of a metal car frame.

4. In metal car construction, an assembled twin window unit comprising a plurality of pilasters united at the tops thereof, a window ledge ada ted to embrace a plate girder, and a ller block inserted within the contour ofthe window ledge to secure the said window ledge and the said plate girder together. Y

5. As an article of manufacture, an assembled twin window unit for Vmetal cars, said window unit comprising a'iplurality of pilasters, a member permanently uniting the tops of said pilasters, a window ledge, upstanding flangesintegral with saidwindow ledge and entering within and conforming to the interior contour of said pilasters to securev said pilasters permanently Yto .said

window ledge, and means carried by said.

window ledge to enable same to be secured to a plate girder. Y

6.. In metal car construction, an assembled twin window unit comprising a plurality of pilasters,4 means for uniting the 'tops of said pilasters, said means being providedY with a portion constructed to be permanently attached to the upper part of a car side, a window ledge permanently secured Ato the lowery ends of saidfpilasters, said window i ledge vbeing provided on its underv portion with a longitudinal groove, adapted to Vengage and embrace the edgeV of a side plate and a ller block inserted within the contour of said window ledge, substantially as described. f

7. As an article of manufacture, an assembled twin window unit for metallic cars comprising a plurality of vertical hollow pilasters, said pilasters being constructed to inclose and receive car side posts, a Z bar extending between and permanently joining together the upper ends of said pilasters, a window'ledge extending between and joining together the lower ends of said pilasters, all of said parts comprising a unitary structure adapted to be assembled upon a suitable car framing to inclose said framing, substantially as set forth.

8. In a metal car construction, a facia plate,

plate uniting the tops of said pilasters and adapted to be secured to the Vfacia plate, a lower side wall member, and a window ledge uniting the bottom of said pilasters and adapted to embrace the upper ed e of the lower side wall member.

9. As an article of manufacture2 an asseman assembled twin window unit com-V prising a plurality of pilasters, an upper bled twin window unit comprising al plu-- rality of hollowv facia members adapted to embrace the side posts of a suitable carV frame, a recessed top uniting said acia members, and a window sill provided with members adapted to be secured within the said hollow facia members whereby `said ywindow sill joins and supports the lower ends of said members.

Copies of thisrpatent may be obtained for 11. As an article of manufacture, an

assembled twin window unit for metallic cars comprising a plurality of vertical hollow pilasters, structed to inclose and receive suitable car side posts, means extending between and permanently joining together the upper ends of said pilasters, and a window ledge extending between and joining together the lower ends of said pilasters, the construction and arrangement of all of said parts comprising va unitary structure adapted to be assembled `upon a suitable car framing. v In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

ALLEN n. osTnANDER. Y

Witnesses: FREDERICK I-I. GIBBs,

F. B. WELCHER.

ve cents each,'by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0.

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